[Python-Dev] Generating patch files (original) (raw)

Stephen J. Turnbull stephen at xemacs.org
Thu Mar 17 01:53:19 CET 2011

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 5:00 AM, Ned Deily <nad at acm.org> wrote:

In article <4D810F84.5060705 at v.loewis.de>,  "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:

Before you upgrade: give me some time to come up with a script that uses Mercurial API instead to compute the revset and then invoke the diff command.

We must get something out of using a Python-based DVCS... Note the Mercurial project warns that use of the Mercurial API 'is a strong indication that you're creating a "derived work" subject to the GPL.'

Would distributing a script that called the API in any way taint Python?

Yes, if used to build or run Python.

No, if used to develop Python.

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